Kaginado

Alternate Title
かぎなど

Background

Kaginado is an upcoming TV anime and the first crossover anime series by Visual Arts’ brand Key that features characters from the popular series Kanon, Air, Clannad, Little Busters, Rewrite, and Planetarian. The anime is part of Key’s 20th anniversary mixed-media project. It is being produced by LIDEN FILMS Kyoto Studio and features Kazuya Sakamoto as director, Takashi Aoshima as series composer, KAI, Takashi Aoshima, and Toya Okano as scriptwriters, Eriko Haga as character designer, and Key and Visual Arts are handling the music. The anime will premiere in Japan on Oct. 12, 2021 on Tokyo MX. It will be available to stream through Crunchyroll and Funimation.

Characters

Kanon

Yuichi Aizawa (Voiced by: Tomokazu Sugita)
The first protagonist of Key, and the most unpredictable man. Though he is basically a neutralist, his brusque behavior can cause trouble. He is also the leader of the protagonists.

Ayu Tsukimiya (Voiced by: Yui Horie)
A compulsive taiyaki thief from a town where it snows. Apparently, she is wanted by taiyaki shops all over Japan. She has a habit of saying “Ugu.”

Nayuki Minase (Voiced by: Mariko Kouda)
A girl who lives with Yuichi. Upon meeting him again after seven years, she leaves him in the snow for two hours due to still holding a grudge against him from childhood.

Mai Kawasumi (Voiced by: Yukari Tamura)
A self-proclaimed “demon slayer” who wanders around the school at night. Because of a curse placed on her by Yuichi, she can only say “honey bear” and “full-bellied tanuki.” She quiets down when given a beef bowl.

Shiori Misaka (Voiced by: Akemi Sato)
A girl who is counting down the days to her next birthday, when she will die. She used to not get along with her older sister, but they have since reconciled. Her favorite food is ice cream and she never stops eating it, no matter how cold it gets.

Makoto Sawatari (Voiced by: Mayumi Iizuka)
Yuichi’s biggest victim and the one he had the deepest feelings for. No matter how bad of a mood she is in, she always cheers up at the sight of a meat bun. She is influenced by manga and has a strong desire to get married.

Air

Yukito Kunisaki (Voiced by: Daisuke Ono)
An unemployed, self-proclaimed street performer with no fixed address. Though an adult, he appears at the school as if he misses something. He is always short of money and sometimes collapses in the street. His specialties are puppeteering using magic and transforming into a crow.

Misuzu Kamio (Voiced by: Asami Sanada)
A lonely girl originally from a seaside town. Though she seems to try hard at making friends, her efforts have so far been unsuccessful. She is a good girl who helps her mother at the beach house Kamio on her days off. However, she is the type to push forward when she sees an opening and can also be troublesome.

Kano Kirishima (Voiced by: Sara Takeda)
A girl whose trademark is the large yellow bandana wrapped around her wrist. She believes her sister when she is told that she’ll be able to use magic if she grows up without taking it off.

Minagi Tohno (Voiced by: Ryoka Yuzuki)
She has a soft voice that lulls listeners into a state of calm relaxation. Despite her excellent grades and good looks, she doesn't have many friends her own age because she spends most of her time with Michiru, who is younger than her.

Clannad

Tomoya Okazaki (Voiced by: Yuichi Nakamura)
Although called a delinquent, he captivates many heroines due to his sincere personality. He is nicknamed the Harem King. He is more single-minded than any of the protagonists and has even been married before.

Nagisa Furukawa (Voiced by: Mai Nakahara)
A solo actress and member of the theater club. Her first stage play and leading role were also solo performances. Though she thinks she is too reckless, she never says so.

Kyo Fujibayashi (Voiced by: Ryou Hirohashi)
Ryo’s older twin sister who has an unrivalled throwing ability. Her favorite spot is the gym. She can be a bit of a slob. She also has a scheming side and once cut her hair and pretended to be her sister Ryo in order to gain information on her opponents.

Ryo Fujibayashi (Voiced by: Akemi Kanda)
Kyo’s younger twin sister who performs death fortune telling with 100% accuracy. She is secretly proud of the fact that she has a bigger chest than her sister. She dreams of becoming a nurse.

Tomoyo Sakagami (Voiced by: Houko Kuwashima)
A girl who becomes the student council president in order to save the sakura trees. Thanks to her popularity, she was able to record 64 consecutive hits against Youhei at the school’s Founder’s Festival. She has a talent for bringing out Tomoya’s perverted side.

Fuuko Ibuki (Voiced by: Ai Nonaka)
A girl goes around indiscriminately handing out wooden starfish. Thanks to Tomoya's skillful training, she is now able to drink juice through her nose. Even as an adult, her words and actions remain the same.

Kotomi Ichinose (Voiced by: Mamiko Noto)
A genius girl who plays the violin but can’t hear how bad she is. Her friends teach her how to make jokes in order to strengthen her personality, but most of the time her jokes don’t land.

Youhei Sunohara (Voiced by: Daisuke Sakaguchi)
Tomoya’s best friend (or so he thinks). He is a former member of the soccer team. He is usually a slob.

Little Busters

Riki Naoe (Voiced by: Yui Horie)
One of Key’s most carnivorous protagonists, though he pretends to be an herbivore. He has a devilish personality and confuses the minds of men by dressing up as a woman

Rin Natsume (Voiced by: Tomoe Tamiyasu)
A cat lover who doesn’t hide what she thinks.

Kyosuke Natsume (Voiced by: Hikaru Midorikawa)
The protagonist who won first place in Key’s character popularity contest, even beating out the heroines.

Masato Inohara (Voiced by: Nobutoshi Canna)
A musclehead who acts childishly but occasionally speaks wisdom that cuts to the heart of the matter.

Kengo Miyazawa (Voiced by: Yusei Oda)
Though devoted to kendo, which takes a serious mind and dedication, he is the most mischievous of his friends.

Komari Kamikita (Voiced by: Natsumi Yanase)
A fairy tale girl who wants to make everyone happy. Her favorite place is the school roof.

Haruka Saigusa (Voiced by: Keiko Suzuki)
A mischievous girl who uses a variety of pranks, from marbles to mustard gas. She used to be at odds with her twin sister, Kanata, but has since reconciled with her. She often comes to Riki’s class to visit him.

Kudoryavka Noumi (Voiced by: Naomi Wakabayashi)
The representative heroine of Key. She recently made her silver screen debut. She still hasn’t given up hope that one day her boobs will grow.

Yuiko Kurugaya (Voiced by: Ryoko Tanaka)
A girl with a big sis vibe who lives for loving cute girls. She is a skilled fighter and is proficient with imitation swords and machine guns.

Mio Nishizono (Voiced by: Shiho Kawaragi)
A girl who makes it her mission in life to observe the excessive friendship between male students from under her parasol. She is more excited about this project than any other Key character.

Rewrite

Kotaro Tennouji (Voiced by: Masakazu Morita)
A hero who saved Earth and humanity who sticks to the shadows so as to not leave any traces of his existence.

Kotori Kanbe (Voiced by: Chiwa Saito)
A girl who is convinced that she is the main heroine. She has a psychotic side and brings back her dead pets, her parents, and even her brother as demons.

Chihaya Ohtori (Voiced by: Saya Shinomiya)
A heroine who lost everything to Sakuya. She once used “Chihaya Rolling” to roll from Okinawa to Siberia.

Akane Senri (Voiced by: Eri Kitamura)
A magical girl who controls the academy from behind the scenes. She has a hatred for Lucia, who has bigger boobs than she does.

Shizuru Nakatsu (Voiced by: Keiko Suzuki)
A superhuman girl who fights for the future of humanity. She foolishly thought she could hide her immense power behind her eye patch, but that didn’t quite work out.

Lucia Konohana (Voiced by: Risa Asaki)
A girl who creates her own mysteries and has a yandere personality.

Kagari (Voiced by: Kana Hanazawa)

Planetarian

Yumemi Hoshino (Voiced by: Keiko Suzuki)
An attendant of an abandoned planetarium.

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• Original Creator: Key, Visual Arts
• Director: Kazuya Sakamoto
• Series Composition: Takashi Aoshima
• Script: KAI, Takashi Aoshima, Toya Okano
• Character Design: Eriko Haga
• Prop Design: Kazunari Araki
• Art Director: Yukihiro Shibutani
• Color Design: Asami Kitsukawa
• Composite Director: Tomoaki Suzuki
• Editing: Kazuo Kajikawa
• Sound Director: Akane Maeda
• Music Production: Key, Visual Arts
• Animation Production: LIDEN FILMS Kyoto Studio